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July 2020
Lego’s replica space programme
...for ROOM Space Journal. He has 40 years of experience as a satellite communications engineer and consultant to the space industry, space insurance and space education sectors.... He is the author of six books, including The Cambridge Dictionary of Space Technology and Space: The Fragile Frontier, has edited three space industry magazines and written more than 600 articles and papers on space...
August 2016
Exploring the problems of criminal justice in space
... astronauts. Interplanetary spaceflight poses unique issues in respect of identifying and codifying criminality Article 22 (1) states inter alia that the signatories to the IGA may exercise criminal...S. (1991), Draft Convention on Manned Space Flight, German Journal of Air and Space Law p.3-8 10 Abeyratne, R. (2004), Space Tourism - Parallel Synergies between Air and Space Law? German Journal of Air and Space Law p.184-202 11 Abeyratne, (n...
October 2018
Using space-based data for humanitarian causes
... climate change as it leads to the displacement of people and communities. In this timely ‘conversational’ article, PJ Blount and Michael Dodge - who both presented papers during the 2017 International Astronautical Congress (IAC...law & regulation. He has been a contributor to several aviation and space law focused journals, is a member of the International Institute of Space Law, is the Chair of the Legal Technical Committee with the American ...
July 2019
Who owns outer space?
... organisation is international and governmental. Possibly the most controversial provision of the Moon Agreement is Article 11, which provides that the Moon and its natural resources are the ‘common heritage of... of ‘the mankind provisions’ has thus reached an impasse and, according to former Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Space Law, Prof Joanne Gabrynowitz, it is “now primarily a political problem and... therefore, only subject to ...
January 2023
Original Sin - Power, Technology and War in Outer Space
... The political reality of outer space is at odds with the spirit of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which declares in Article I that “the exploration and use of outer space… shall be carried out for... outer space, and the author of War in Space: Strategy, Spacepower, Geopolitics and several papers on space policy in a variety of academic journals. Dr Bowen frequently appears in media items on space policy and advises practitioners on space security ...
January 2021
Time to change our relationship with space?
... and ExoMars. In 2014 he took up a new role at the UK Space Agency as Head of International Space Policy where he championed Space for Sustainable Development and became the UK Board Member for the International Disaster...he became the UKSA’s Chief Scientist. He retired in 2020 and continues to advocate on Space and Astronomy matters. He is a visiting Professor with the University of Leicester and a member of ROOM Space Journal’s Editorial Board.
July 2021
Designing for life in outer space - The importance of design for long-term space missions
...to New Orbital InfrastructureRecreational/Habitable Configuration designed by Annalisa Dominoni and Benedetto Quaquaro for Thales Alenia Space. About the author Annalisa Dominoni is an architect, designer and professor at Politecnico di Milano...has chaired international symposia and workshops on design for outer space and has written books and published numerous papers in scientific journals. She has been the recipient of several prestigious awards...
July 2020
Pandemic in space – are we ready?
...responsible for ensuring that private and non-governmental entities conduct space activities in accordance with space law. Thus, Article IX of the Outer Space Treaty contains various obligations that may be relevant for spacefaring...was hailed as a “reference standard for spacefaring nations in guiding compliance with Article IX of the Outer Space Treaty”. Under a later space law treaty, the Rescue and Return Agreement, States are obliged to share ...
August 2018
AI offers new approach to space situational awareness
... of objects in orbit ever more critical. In this article, Mohammad Dabbah looks at the role artificial intelligence can play in enhancing our capabilities in space situational awareness (SSA) and suggests it is becoming an...pharmaceutical, autonomous systems, defence, space and national security. He is currently Head of Engineering Services for Autonomy & AI at Roke. Dr Dabbah has published many scientific articles and won several awards, including...
